lamin

English

Etymology

From lamina +‎ -in, from their involvement in the nuclear lamina.

Noun

lamin (plural lamins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus

Anagrams

• Liman, Linam, Malin, Milan, liman

Central Dusun

Etymology

According to proponents of Greater North Borneo branch, from *lamin "room of a house". Cognate with Lotud lamin, Coastal Kadazan hamin, and borrowed Indonesian lamin (“the traditional longhouse of East Kalimantan”).

Noun

lamin

1. (Liwan) house

   Synonym: walai

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈmɛ̃]

Adverb

lamin (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

1. Alternative form of solament (“only”)

References

• seulement in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Tenggarong Kutai Malay lamin, from non-Malayic substrate (cognate with Lotud lamin and Coastal Kadazan hamin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlamin/ [ˈla.mɪn]
• Rhymes: -amin
• Syllabification: la‧min

Noun

lamin

1. the traditional longhouse of East Kalimantan

See also

• rumah panjang

Further reading

• “lamin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Lotud

Noun

lamin

1. house

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamin/ [ˈla.min]

Noun

lamin (Jawi spelling لامين, plural lamin-lamin, informal 1st possessive laminku, 2nd possessive laminmu, 3rd possessive laminnya)

1. pair

   Synonyms: pasang, pasangan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kelamin
• pelamin

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لامن lamin”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 113
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لامن lamin”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 593
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lamin”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 11